West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-10-13
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DIR. TALMAGE's SUNDAY SERMON
How We May Become Rich Through
the Poverty of Christ.


That all the worlds which on a cold win
ters night make the heavens one great glitter
Gre inhabitantless is an absurdity. PRiloso
piers tell US that many of these worlds are
700 hot, or too cold, or of too rarefied atmo
sphere for residence. But. II not NJ 10,
human abode, they may be- nc for beings diff
terent from and superior to ourselves, W.
arp told that tho world OF Jupiter ~ changing
until IL is almost fit for creatures Ike TIE
human race, cnd that Mars would do for the
human family with a little change in the
structure of the respiratory organs But that
there IS great world swung somewhere, vast
beyond Imagination, and that Il is the head.
quarters of the universe and the metropolis of
IMMENSELY, and has n population i'm numbers
vast beyond all statistics and appointment,
OF splendor beyond the capacity Nf cr,nvBs or
poem, or angel 10 describe, Is as certain ms
the Bible Is authentic. Perhaps some OF the
nstrononiefs with their big telescopes have
already caught glimpse of IL, not knowing
what 1t IS We spell IL with six letters aud
pronounce IL heaven.
That Is whore Prince Jesus lived nineteen
centuries ago. He was the Kings son. IL was
the old homestead OF eternity, and all its
castles were as old as God. Not frost had
ever chilled the air. Not n teer had ever
rolled down the cheek OF one OF its inhab-
itents. There had never been in it head
acne, or a sideache or n heartache There
had not been n funeral I'm the memory of the
Oldest inhabitant. There had never In ali the
land been woven Black veil, for there had
never heen anything to mourn over. The
passage OF millions of years had not wrinkled
or crippled or bedimmed my of its citizens
All the people there were i'm a state of eternal
adolescence. What floral and p6monic bright
neSsl Gardens OF perpetual bloom and
orchards I'm Intending fruitage Had some
spirit from another world entered and asked
what IS SIM what is bereavement what is
sorrowi what is DEATH the brightest of the
lntelligences would have failed to give Clefini
tion, though to study the question there were
silence IN heaven for half an hour The
frnce or whom i speak had honors, emolu-
ments, acclamations, such as no other
Prince, celestial or terrestrial. ever
enjoyed. As he passed the street. the
Inhabitants took off from their broyys gar
lnnds OF white lilies and threw them i'm the
way lie never entered any of the temples
without all che worshipers rising up and bow
ing IN obeisance. In all the professions of
the high days he was the one who evoked the
loudest welcome. Sometimes on foot. walk
ing IN loving talk with the humblest OF the
iahu nut at other times he took chariot, and
among the 10000 that David spoke of his
was the swiftest and most flaming: or. as
when John described him, Inc took white pal
Trey with what prance of foot, and arch of
neck, and roll OF name, and eleaiii of eve in
onIy dlmiy suggested in the Apocalypse He
was not like other Princes, waiting for the
father to die and then take the throne
hen few years ago an artist in Germany
made picture for the Royal gallery repre-
sentlng Emperor William on the throne, and
the Crown Prince as having one foot on the
step OF the throne, Emperor William ordered
the picture changed, and said: 'I,et the
frlnce keep his foot off the throne till
leave it. y
Already enthroned was the heavenly
Prince, side by side with the Father What n
circle of dominionl What myrmidons Of nd.
mlrersi What unending round of gloriesl
All the towers chimed the Princes praises
Of all the inhabitants, from the center of the
city, on over the hills and clear down TO tie
Oench, against which the ocean OF immensely
rolls It's pillows, the Prince was the acknowi-
edged faVorite. No wonder my text saws
that he was Tich.n Set all the diamonds of
the earth IN one scepter, build all he palaces
OF the earth i'm one Alhainbra, gather all the
pearls of the sea in one diadem. mt nil fine
values of the earth in one coin; the aggrcoate
would not express his afiiuence Yes. PauI
was right Solomon had i'm gold RGSO, IN o. UOJ
and IN silver 81 ,O29, OOO, 377 sterling But a
greater than Solomon is here. Not the mill
lonaire but the quadrillionaire of heaven. To
describe his celestial surroundings the Bible
uses all colors gathering them in rainbow
over the throne and setting them rs apata i'm
the temple window and hosting twelve of
them INTO wall from striped Jasper at the
base TO transparent amethyst in the capstone
WINE between are green of emerald. and
snow OF pearl and blue of sapphire, and yellow
OF topaz, gray of chTysoprasus and flame of
lacinth. All the loveliness of landscape i'm
toliage, and river, and rill, and all enchant.
nl t. aquamarine, the sea of glass mingled
with IRE as when the sun sinks in the Medi-
teiranean. All the thrill of music instru-
mental and vocal, harps, trumpets, doxo-
iogles. There stood the Prince, surrounded
by those who had under their wings the
N0OcI'y OF mllllonS or miles IN a second, rich
IN love, rich in alteration, rich i'm power rich
IN worship, rich in holiness, rich as God.
but one day there was a big Il saster i'm a
department OF Gods universe A race fallen
a world IN ruins! Our planet the scene of
cttasOroPhe. globe swinging out into dark
ness, with mountains and seas and islands
an awful centrifugal Of sin seeming to over
power the beautiful centripetal of righteous
ness, ana from II n groan reached heaven
sven sound had never been heard there.
FIenty OF sweet sounds but never an outcrv
of distress or an echo Of agony. At that one
groan the Prince rose from all the blissfnl
CIRCUMFERENCE and started for the outer gate
and descended into the night of this world.
Out OF what bright harbor into what rough
sea! stay with US, cried angel after angel
and pOtenate after pOtenate. "Non said
the Prince, Il cannot stay; / must be
of for that wreck of world
must stop that groan. i must hush that
distress. must fathOm that way / must
redeem those nations. Farewell thrones and
angelica Excuse this absence, for 1 will
come back again, carrying on my shoulder a
ransomed world. Till this is done I choose
earthly scolf 20 heavenly acclamation, and a
cattle pen 20 a Kings palace, frigid zone of
earth 70 atmosphere Of celestial radiance.
have no time 20 lose, for bark ye the groan
that grows mightier while 1 wait. Farewell.
tarewellln
"Ye know the grace Of our Lord Jesus
Christ that, though He was rich,yet for your
sakes He became poor"
Was there ever a contrast 50 overpowcripg
as that between the MONDAY Of Chr.st's
celestial departure and the midnight of his
earthly arrival Sure enOngh, the angels
were out that night ia the sky, and n special
meteor acted as escort, but all that was from
other worlds and not from this world The
earth made no demonstration OF welcome. III
one OF the great Princes Of the world steps
out NJ depot cheers rosOund, and the bands
play, and tho flags wave. But for the arrival
torch horcd, not n trumpet blew, not n plume
hutiered All the music and the pOmp were
overhead Our world opened for him nothing
better than barn door The Raiah a
cashmere sent 20 Victoria n bedstcad al
carved gold and "a canopy that cost $50 OOU.
but the world had for the Prince o. Heaven
and Earth only r. litter Of straw The crown
1oWols in the Tower Of London amount to
tl3,NO,OW. but This member Of etcr nal
royalty had MT whore 10 lay his head. 10
know how poor he was ask the camel drivers.
ask The shet herds. ask Mary. ask the three
wise men of tho East who aftcrward
came There young Da.ptr nud middle aged
bnihnsar and old Nc.choir. To know how poor
be- was examine 900 thc record of real esfafs
DO nIl that oriental country. and SO what
vineyard, or what house. or what Geld he
owned Not one tf rb1t mortgage was he
thc WOrfTn""nf OF What tenement was hn